Category Archives: Fruit
Live Longer with Fruits and Vegetables
It’s official…fruits and vegetables are good for you! Perhaps not really “news” to all our healthy DNN readers but Dutch researchers have yet again confirmed the ultimate benefit of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables…you simply live longer! This, hot on the heels of a similar but smaller study reported on in August, solidifies what we already know but tend to do nothing about. Fruits and vegetables look beautiful, smell good and taste delicious so the added bonus of increased longevity should make them even more appealing. But, sadly, recent figures suggest two-thirds of Americans (approximate… Read More →
David Byrne Receives National 2013 Carroll R. Miller Award for Peach Research
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. David Byrne, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in College Station, has received the Carroll R. Miller Award from the National Peach Council. The award was established in memory of Miller of Martinsburg, W.V., a founding member and first president of the peach council, according to the group’s website. The award is given “to encourage and recognize noteworthy research relating to improved marketing and utilization of peaches and/or peach products.” Byrne, who researches stone fruit and roses, was cited for his recent introduction of… Read More →
Eating Fruits and Vegetables Makes You Calmer, Happier, More Energetic
By: ISHS Secretariat Study suggests many apples a day keep the blues at bay. Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from the University of Otago (New Zealand) suggests. Department of Psychology researcher Dr Tamlin Conner, and Dr Caroline Horwath and Bonnie White from Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition, investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption. The study is published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, Thursday, 24 January 2013. A total of 281… Read More →
White Delight: New Peach Varieties Released for Warmer Climates
By: Kathleen Phillips COLLEGE STATION – Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill. Four new varieties being released for production in nurseries this year will soon be available for growers where cold temperatures – a necessity for peach trees – are less likely, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Research stone fruit breeder Dr. David Byrne. “This is a first,” Byrne said. “These are unique because there are few low-acid white peaches available to be grown in… Read More →